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Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of humans in good health, their organs, and the cells of which they are composed. The principal level of focus of physiology is at the level of organs and systems. Most aspects of human physiology are closely homologous to corresponding aspects of animal physiology, and animal experimentation has provided much of the foundation of physiological knowledge. Anatomy and physiology are closely related fields of study: anatomy, the study of form, and physiology, the study of function, are intrinsically tied and are studied in tandem as part of a medical curriculum.

Powerful Imaging Technique Captures Gene Transcription Inside Living Organisms

All living things have a fleet of tiny copy machines that turn instructions from DNA into RNA, the molecules responsible for helping build proteins that keep organisms alive.

21 Aug 2026

Study Shows How Zombie Cells Drive Chronic Inflammaging-and Age-Related Diseases

When our immune system detects a pathogen or injury, it sets off biological alarm bells. This alert brings in a variety of immune and other cells to deal with the threat and heal any harm done.

21 Aug 2026

Space Travel Doesn’t Affect the Strength of Heart Muscle Cells, Mouse Study Finds

It’s common to see images of astronauts on the International Space Station exercising, running on special treadmills and pedaling cycles designed for tight quarters.

18 Aug 2026

New Chromosome-Level Pangenome Graph Maps Apricot's Genetic Diversity

Cultivated apricot, Prunus armeniaca, emerged through at least two domestication routes from Central Asia before spreading toward China and the Mediterranean.

17 Aug 2026

Space Travel Does Not Harm Mouse Heart Muscle Cells

It's common to see images of astronauts on the International Space Station exercising, running on special treadmills and pedaling cycles designed for tight quarters.

17 Aug 2026

Scientists Map Overlapping Fluorescent Proteins Using Advanced Lifetime Microscopy Techniques

Fluorescent protein imaging is an indispensable tool in life science research, enabling visualization of protein movement and localization, gene expression, signaling pathways, protein-protein interactions, and more.

12 Aug 2026

Researchers Uncover Molecular Defenses in Cold-Resilient Loquat

Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is an evergreen fruit tree whose winter growth and flowering make it especially vulnerable to sudden freezes.

10 Aug 2026

New Research Reveals Cellular Switches Driving Physical Adaptation in Marine Species

In the animal kingdom, only those who adapt to their environment will survive. This adaptation comes in a wide range of forms, from invisible internal shifts in gene expression to dramatic anatomical changes, such as tadpoles growing legs and transitioning to life on land as frogs.

8 Aug 2026

New Research Bypasses Rapid Fungicide Resistance Through Cell Wall Disruption

Powdery mildew is among the most widespread crop diseases, affecting cereals, grapes, cucurbits, tomatoes, fruit crops, and ornamentals in fields and greenhouses.

5 Aug 2026

Salt Toxicity Impacts Yields and Herbal Quality of Salvia Miltiorrhiza

Salt stress is one of the most destructive environmental threats to crop production, causing osmotic imbalance, ion toxicity, and oxidative damage that stunt growth and reduce yields.

3 Aug 2026

Uncovering New Pathological Pathways Behind Sepsis Triggered Circulatory Failure Risks

Sepsis triggers widespread inflammation, circulatory failure and metabolic stress, and cardiac dysfunction is a common complication associated with sharply poorer outcomes.

3 Aug 2026

New Base Editing Strategy Rewrites Genetic Code to Minimize Huntington's Symptoms

A gene editing tool designed to precisely rewrite the gene that causes Huntington's disease reduced toxic protein fragments and symptoms associated with the disease in mice, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report.

30 Jul 2026

University of Oklahoma Study Uncovers Internal Recycling System in Photoreceptors

For decades, scientists believed that photoreceptors in the retina relied primarily on neighboring support cells, known as the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), to remove waste. While the RPE is still responsible for clearing away the worn-out tips of photoreceptors each day, new findings from the University of Oklahoma reveal that photoreceptors also perform much of their own internal housekeeping.

30 Jul 2026

Molecular Insights Into Fungal Effectors Disabling Host Immune Transcription Factors

Plants defend themselves through a layered innate immune system: pathogen-associated molecular pattern-triggered immunity (PTI) and effector-triggered immunity (ETI), mediated by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) and nucleotide-binding leucine-rich repeat (NLR) receptors, respectively.

28 Jul 2026

Physiology News and Research

Powerful Imaging Technique Captures Gene Transcription Inside Living Organisms

Study Shows How Zombie Cells Drive Chronic Inflammaging-and Age-Related Diseases

Space Travel Doesn’t Affect the Strength of Heart Muscle Cells, Mouse Study Finds

New Chromosome-Level Pangenome Graph Maps Apricot's Genetic Diversity

Space Travel Does Not Harm Mouse Heart Muscle Cells

Scientists Map Overlapping Fluorescent Proteins Using Advanced Lifetime Microscopy Techniques

Researchers Uncover Molecular Defenses in Cold-Resilient Loquat

New Research Reveals Cellular Switches Driving Physical Adaptation in Marine Species

New Research Bypasses Rapid Fungicide Resistance Through Cell Wall Disruption

Salt Toxicity Impacts Yields and Herbal Quality of Salvia Miltiorrhiza

Uncovering New Pathological Pathways Behind Sepsis Triggered Circulatory Failure Risks

New Base Editing Strategy Rewrites Genetic Code to Minimize Huntington's Symptoms

University of Oklahoma Study Uncovers Internal Recycling System in Photoreceptors

Molecular Insights Into Fungal Effectors Disabling Host Immune Transcription Factors

Uncovering Plant Discrimination and Dose Responses to Beneficial Soil Microbes

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Study Identifies a Brain Pathway That Drives Maternal Reward and Bonding

Salk Neuroscientists Discover Computational Power of Traveling Brain Waves

Researchers Reveal Why Plant Defenses Vary Dramatically Across Different Global Regions

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